Ford has announced that it has become the first American automaker to contribute open-source software code to the GENIVI Alliance. The code Ford has contributed goes with its AppLink feature allowing ...

As for the metric carload of newly Sync-compatible apps, here they are: Wall Street Journal (live and on-demand radio content) USA Today (listen to articles and headlines; play, pause, skip, move ...

Developers can register at Ford's developer portal to download AppLink code libraries and documentation, get technical support from Ford engineers, and, through third-party mobile app developer ...

Ford's SYNC AppLink technology for smartphone voice control while behind the wheel is currently only a feature of a handful of big-name apps. That may soon change, however, as here at CES, the motor ...

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In the ecosystem gamble of "open" or "closed," Ford is putting all its chips on open. At this week's Mobile World Congress, Ford announced it's releasing the proprietary source code for its Sync ...

Ever since Ford first came to what was then the Consumer Electronics Show in 2007 to announce SYNC, mobile device connectivity has been at the heart of the automaker's infotainment strategy. This year ...